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PRN | 302 | ||||
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Site or location name | Alva Drill Hall | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | Canmore gives 'The Alva drill hall is marked on both 2nd and 3rd epoch OS 1:2500 maps at the corner of Park Street and Copland Place. The front block has two storeys and three bays facing Park Street with a Dutch gable over the door and semi-dormers. It is harled and white-washed with brick dressings. The hall and an internal firing range lie behind. In 1914 it was the base for 'F' Company , 7th battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. The building is extant and is still a TA centre. Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 28 June 2013.' | ||||
Monument Type | DRILL HALL;DRILL HALL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | STONE | ||||
Location |
Country | SCOTLAND | ||||
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County | Alva | ||||
Site Location | South side of Park Street at junction with Copland Place. | ||||
Postcode | |||||
Map Reference | NGR: NS8796197106 (287961, 697106) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (04-09-2015) | ||||
Source | |||||
Osborne, Mike (2006) Always Ready: The Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces. Partizan Press. Leigh-on-Sea. | |||||
Historic Environment Scotland (2013) Alva, 77 Park Street, Drill Hall. Canmore. http://canmore.org.uk/site/331533 | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (01-07-2014) | ||||
Copiled On | 04-09-2015 | ||||
Last Updated | 04-09-2015 |
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Alva Drill Hall (Park Street/Copland Place, Alva, Clackmannanshire). Front and side elevation. (File name: 302_470.jpg) |
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Alva Drill Hall (Park Street/Copland Place, Alva, Clackmannanshire). Front elevation, Park Street. (File name: 302_469.jpg) |
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